GPU Benchmarking Methods Investigated: Fact vs. Fiction

[bamtan2]

bamtan: Yeah, but to get an accurate average you need at least 5 runs. And that's just for a making sure you have a good linear fit. The sample size for statistically relevant average + 3 SD rule would be LARGE.

Extrapolating from 3 runs gives you no useful information at all.

shrug, I don't think I mentioned how many runs should be done

but since you brought it up, I disagree with you because I don't think computer game benchmarks vary enough that "3 runs gives you no useful information at all"

I'm trying to help because every video card review on the web is at a grade 6 mathematics level. you are too, but you just landed a bridge too far